iGEM York

As the University of York celebrates its 50th year, we, a team of undergraduate Biology and Biochemistry students, have decided to celebrate in our own style, by becoming the first iGEM team in York’s history. iGEM, or International Genetically Engineered Machine, is a competition founded by MIT, in their own words ‘dedicated to education and competition, advancement of synthetic biology, and the development of open community and collaboration’. Each team receives a wide range of genes from several organisms and gets to combine them with new genes (or other DNA components), with the aim of designing, building and testing a synthetic biological system. In the spirit of our University's pledge for a greener future, our team of 14 undergraduates have dedicated ourselves to developing a more efficient microbial fuel cell over the course of the summer. We hope our research will help revolutionise the use of fuel cells and eventually the choice of power sources on a worldwide scale. If you have any questions about the project, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us via Facebook, Twitter, or email at igem.york.2013@gmail.com

June 2013